Appartamento in Via Luigi Pirandello 189
Appartamento in vendita sito a Canicattì in via Pirandello 189 posto al 4° piano con ascensore L appartamento è di circa 150 mq composto da : ingresso salone cucina cucinino ripostiglio studio stanzetta camera da letto 2 bagni 1 ampia veranda con vista mozzafiato Uno dei due bagni è stato ristrutturato e…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €600/m², the apartment is about 23% above comparable local sub-€100k listings at €486/m²; allowing roughly €200/m² for unspecified condition and partial updating raises the effective cost to about €800/m². The elevator, two bathrooms, 32 photos and large veranda are positives, but only one bathroom is documented as renovated and the listing does not say the overall condition.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€10,000 – €17,000
Wiring, water and sanitary work of any kind, heating, air conditioning and gas go to a registered firm by law, and so do flues and the air openings for gas appliances. That labour stays in the bill. Yours is the stripping out, plaster, paint, floors, tiling and carpentry.
Labour is 61% of a renovation price on average and 67% at the median, across 191 items of the Emilia-Romagna 2025 public price list. Materials are the rest. An averaged price list, not a quote.
Materials you buy yourself carry 22% VAT; supplied by the firm doing the work they go at the 10% renovation rate. On a €30,000 materials bill that is €3,600 of extra tax.
Household wiring installed before 13 March 1990 counts as compliant if it has a main breaker with overcurrent protection, protection against direct contact and a 30 mA RCD. Having a firm bring the existing wiring up to that and certify it is the cheapest lawful route.
Estimate from the listing and its photos, not a survey. Treat it as the starting point for your own quotes. An Italian builder's quote is normally written without VAT and without design fees, so add about a quarter to any figure a firm gives you.
The area around
Location score 50/100The area around Canicattì is inland south-central Sicily with cultivated low hills and broad valleys. The Salso river valley lies nearby, and the terrain is shaped more by farmland than by a single dominant natural feature. The nearest town of size is Agrigento, which has the Valley of the Temples archaeological area. This part of inland Agrigento is known for vineyards, olive groves and fruit growing, including table grapes.